Re: the party for Ms. Torres. Not a huge shock that Stace of Emergency and No More, No Liz were there. Stacie J. said they were friends after the show, which is nice, to the limited extent that anyone cares.

Jennifer Crisafulli of The Apprentice 2 arrives for the Pre-Election Bash at Ruby Falls at 609 West 29th St. Hosted by Entertainment Weekly And Rock The Vote Host on November 1, 2004 in New York City.

Jennifer with coat off

Jennifer standing erect

Oh dear Jeebus! Someone should tell that girl about SUPPORT! And what happened..was she sweating or did she get sprayed down before those photos were taken? I also think she's taken the "shoulders back!" instructions from posture school just a tad too far. Oy.

Nick's recaps ARE the best (Sam's = close second):

"Ivana says barely one word the entire episode and still manages to piss me off."

Gotta love it!

Jen C. has an oddly proportionaed body. And her side turns are classic "Don't notice my hips" tricks. I know some people said they thought she looked thin...but to me she looks, and jas always looked, very wide. But he shoulders are so small that it throws her whole body off.

And what is with those horrid Payless Shoes? It's November in NYC for Christ's sake. What is with all her summer outfits and faux furs? That girl is clinging desperately on to minute 14:59 of her fame whore schedule. Get a job, ya nut!

I feel that that guy in "Airplane"..."What is with that dress? And those shoes??? Jeeezzzz...."

Just go away already, Jen. When Cindy Adams calls you a fame whore, you know it's time to go.

She's certainly milking her fame, but she's really in the wrong business. She should be trying for modeling; not tall enough, but she has a very interesting face, unique features. She almost looks like she's stepped out of a 50's ad.

Looking at JenC makes me very glad there is no market right now for the 50's look. Yuck!

Kwame was at the Daily Show's election night party. Chicago Tribune. Free registration. Scroll down to the heading: November 2, 2004 9:31 PM CST: Peering from the armpit area and then scroll down a bit more to THE CHICAGO ANGLE and there you'll be.

Woah! Either Jen C better lay off the bronzer or she's a prime candidate for skin cancer. She has the "spray-on" face look, too. Has she had a face lift recently? Because her entire face looks pulled back. Especially her eyebrows. She looks like Crusty the Clown.

But there is a market for the 50's look. "Lady" fashion with neat, demure clothing and that bright 50s makeup is the biggest trend this season. Jen C may be appearing in an ad campaign titled 'Think Pink'.

Carolyn Kepcher signing copies of her new book "Carolyn 101" at Barnes and Noble Rockefeller center 11/03/2004

Stacy R sitting next to Dayanara Torres

Am I just crazy, or is that's kind of a short skirt for Carolyn to be wearing? I mean, its not as bad as what we've seen from others on the show, but it still seems like she's showing off a lotta leg.

Oh jeeze, bad outfit Carolyn! You should watch Trinny and Susanna on UKWNTW. They'd tell you never put a color with black! That shade of green doesn't do you any favors either.

Blue Skies are you sure that's Stacy? She looks way prettier.

The skirt's not particularly short, no. But the top is weird.

Cool! I have a friend who works at that very B&N. Hmmmm, he knows I lurve TA and Carolyn. Maybe I have a signed Carolyn book in my future? I can hope, anyhow...

As for the color of the blouse, perhaps the lighting was really bad. There are some shades of black that come off greenish looking in certain lights.

Donald Trump
has problems trying to cast vote in US elections
He might be one of the most famous men in America but when it came to casting his vote no-one knew who Donald Trump was. The "Apprentice" tycoon was forced to trek halfway across Manhattan to vote in the US presidential elections after three polling stations turned him away. None had any record of the 58-year-old billionaire being eligible to vote.

Donald in car

Donald at polling station

Thanks so much for the Heads up on this one. I really enjoyed her appearance.

I missed it. Did Carolyn comment on any of the contestants?

I didn't watch, Jextella. Perhaps someone who did might recap. Maybe bigmelvin97?

Not a lot today. Haven't had a chance to check the gossip columns yet though.

Regular Cincinnati Enquirer panel discussion of TA2. Meh.

Arizona Republic review of Episode 8. Snarky, but not TWoP level.

The Miami Herald covers Bradford's return. Free registration.

Apparently they're developing a reality show for Lorne Michaels, producer of SNL. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter. If you watched Trumpy's SNL appearance last year, you may recall Michaels pretending to fire Jimmy Fallon a la Trump.

Carolyn's making another conference appearance. Westchester.com.

Kwame made a stop in Indiana after going to The Daily Show's election night party. WNDU-TV. When does he sleep?!

In the pictures that Blue Skies posted above, doesn't the guy with DT in the second two look like that guy from Access Hollywood, Billy Bush?

I'm with isabella19, that doesn't look like Stacy R. Nose isn't pointy enough (and there is no scowl).

That's not Stacy Rotten. Proportions are all wrong and so is the skin texture and color.

Definitely not Stacy R. And man, Carolyn's got HUGE ears!

Jen C. was on Howard Stern this morning, spinning away. He was exceedingly nice to her, although he did ask her what the hell she would have to say if someone booked her for a speaking engagement.

And despite the majority consensus here about the sagginess of her breasts, he appeared to like what he saw, so perhaps she was wearing some support today.

Thanks again for the great links, everyone. I thought Carolyn's outfit at the book signing was nice. The skirt might be black or a very dark green, but the blouse was definitely green. I have the same coloring as Carolyn and get lots of compliments when I wear that color. Maybe it was the lighting.

I know this is nitpicky, but I still hate it when articles about Kwame start with...."He may have heard the words 'You're Fired' from Donald Trump...." He didn't (as we here at TWoP know)!

That silk blouse with over the knee black skirt and pumps is so late 80's early 90s.

Sure is - it was my uniform as an ad rep in the 80's!. The hair-behind-the-ears is getting tired. Carolyn's an attractive young woman who looks dowdy. She needs a makeover.

Jen C. is whacked. Maybe by diverting our eye contact away from her face down to her chest she is hoping our senses will be dulled before she speaks so we won't think she is as stupid as she really is.

Heidi Bressler's commentary about the episode under discussion includes an observation that Jen M is applying makeup "constantly". The logic of how one second equates 'constantly' eludes me.

Don't forget Raj will be on Today this morning. Also, Trumpy will be on The View. Dunno if Raj will join him. Also on Ellen Degeneris today, Ellen and her assistant will be completing a task for TD a la The Apprentice.

LOVER BOY LOSER. NY Post.

Apprentice rebounds after firing by Trump. Quad-City Times. All about Bowie Hogg. Nice article. No mention of Jessie, however. Heh.

All about MB. HAARETZ.com out of Israel. Worth your time if you're an MB fan.

Blind item on Page Six that is dishy fun if about TA. NY Post.

I just saw Raj on Today. All was going well in the interview and Katie seemed to be having fun with him, teasing him about all his horndog episodes -- until he announced he's decided he's not going to become a billionaire, as he knows he could be (delusional much?), but instead has decided to go into foreign policy. And he's creating some organization or other, which I've managed to thankfully manage to prevent the name of from residing in my permanent memory, to push moderate conservative policy.

An example? The war in Iraq. He said we'll never win it with only 20,000 troops. We need partners, and who better than -- India? They could send MILLIONS of people in!

Dear God in Heaven. Throwaway Indians. I've found Raj amusing -- until now. That just made me want to barf.

Safe to say the interview ended VERY abruptly after that. Katie was kind of like, "Get this nutcase out of my studio!" with her attitude. Although Raj is now out on the plaza famewhoring it up with the tourists.

ETA he also said that he's definitely going to be running for political office someday. President Raj, anyone?

Yeah, even if it was a gag, the disposable Indian line was pretty darned offensive.

Entertainment Weekly's review of Episode 9. This is supposedly for subscribers, but I'm able to get into it and I'm not one, so give it a shot.

Raj was just too much like Trump. MSNBC. POLL.

Gael's TA Update at MSNBC.

Raj breaks through the third wall. TV Barn.

Raj doesn't rule. Edmonton Sun.

Dish on Lizzie and her "acting" career. Kansas City Star. Last item in column.

Kwame speaks again. The Ball State Daily News

Raj on the Today show: He was a jackass. Can I say jackass?
Camera on Katie Couric, freaking out: Um, no.

Raj, about Iraq and sending in Indians: There are a lot of them. And they'd be cheap!

Raj and his attitude: I was raised by a Jewish grandmother.

Hee, you could just tell that KC didn't know what the hell was going on after a while. Raj pulled an Andy Kaufman on her.

And because I'm sure everyone would like to know, his new website is Coalition for the Advancement of the Republic (C.A.R.).

I wonder how many of the women behind the scenes he hit on this morning? I expected him to make an overture to Katie; maybe he tried when they were setting up the segment and she smacked him down.

All I could think of when Raj started talking about his thinktank (or whatever it is) to promote the moderate conservative agenda was, "Oh, no! Not another conservative pundit with a bowtie!"

Not that I don't agree that there is a place for a more moderate convervative position in the discussion. But coming from Raj, with his minutes of experience in public policy? Um, just . . . no. I can't wait until his first gig on a cable news show when he calls Mary Matlin "sweetheart" and the ass-kicking that will ensue. I'd totally tune in to see that!

On another note about the interview, I don't watch Today all that often, but I'm beginning to see why people over on the newsmagazine boards hate Katie Couric. It really is all about her, isn't it? Did anyone else notice in the Raj interview that when they got to the subject of the contractor she said something like, "You must have used my contractor" and then started to go on about how terrible her contractor was, or something, before Raj, mercifully, interrupted her. Apparently he was the only one who understood that the interview was supposed to be about *him*. Not that I liked much of anything else he did or said, but at that moment I loved him.

Easy. Accuser = Raj. Suspected lesbian = nerk, nerk

Zap2it's review of Episode 9.

Motley Fool's review.

Inc.com's blog review.

TVGO's blurb from the Watercooler column:Wow. The spelling of Stacie's name is so NOT consistent. Gah.

Motley Fool makes an observation about dear George that is too spot on for comfort.

New Office Depot In-Store Sweepstakes Allows Small Business Customers to Live Like Trump. Hispanic Business

***New as of 2 p.m.***

Apprentice 2: Episode 9: Grounding Yourself. The Trades

From the Kansas City Star story on Elizabeth:


Oh, come on. This is another one of those "Casablanca" moments ("I'm shocked, shocked to find gambling going on here").
Everyone on reality TV wants a media career. They should be presumed to have showbiz ambitions until proven otherwise. Don't tell me NBC ever thought otherwise.

Raj, Raj, Raj... yup, the lovely young lass rebuffed his advances. She MUST be a lesbian. No other explanation. Couldn't be because he's such an asshat. Nope. Doesn't Raj have anything better to do than spread his catty gossip about other contestants to Page 6 and Eonline? What a loser.


I didn't see Today, yet I am not surprised. After his cackling impersonation of an ululating Arab, his "throwaway Indians" proposition seems in character. So glad this famewhore is off my Tv screen.

Is anyone else thinking Carolyn might have hired a body double or celebrity impersonator to take over some of her public appearances? To me, the person in those photos has only a passing resemblance to the person we've seen every week on TA. (Compare the side-by-side with the jacket photo.)

I like the color of the blouse but I would have thought she'd have worn a jacket and most certainly, a little more makeup. Since they're supposed to be filming TA3 now, I'll be watching to see if she continues her impression of the incredible shrinking woman.

Please forgive me if this information has already been posted--I did not see it in this thread or the "Fashion Hits and Misses" thread. All of the candidates on The Apprentice 2 and Donald Trump are featured in a glossy four-page advertisement in the November issue of Vogue (Jennifer Connelly is on the cover). They are primarily dressed in Jones New York clothes, and everyone looks wonderful. Has anyone else seen this spread?

Yeah, I wouldnt say that is her best look, but I do see *some* resemblance. Did anyone else see her on The Jane Pauley show this week? She looked absolutely stunning.

Picture of Jen C

Article on Jen C on Howard Stern Show






Goes on to tell story of how Jen C was at restaurant same day that Howard first met his girlfriend Beth Ostrosky.

Boss Trump gives Raj the business. Richmond Times-Dispatch. POLLS.

Raj Bhakta breaks down wall to become ninth 'Apprentice 2' boot. Reality TV World.

Sam's commentary is up at Yahoo!

Trump sued, again.

And, he's set a date.

Oh, just HEEE!

BlueSkies, you should issue a warning about the Howard Stern site. Or I should suck down lots more caffine before I visit a link like that. I should know better, especially before lots of caffine.

I wonder if she blushed when Howard was digging on her boobage.....those women who wear nothing but halter tops are SO known for being reticent about their mammary glands.

DogHelper, I just saw the Apprentice advertising section in Vogue and everyone does look great. In fact, I had to look carefully to see who was who! (I'm talking about YOU, Jen C.) Ah, the magic of Photoshopping! It looks like it's sponsored by Macy's.

Interestingly, no one in the spread is mentioned by name.

Oh, that's a great idea. Outsourcing our war. Idiot.

Troy McClain of "The Apprentice" Season 1 and Pamela Day from "The Apprentice" Season 2
Lamar Odom Hosts Fundraising Concert to Launch Cathy's Kids
November 4, 2004 - Roxy
Hollywood, California United States

Pamela Day and John Willenberg
Girls Gone Wild 2nd Annual Elegant Sin Holloween Party at Body English and The Joint in The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort
October 30, 2004 - The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada

Wow. I know Troy's short but he's completely dwarfed by Pamezon! As to the Girls Gone Wild party? I have no words. Thanks for posting the links, BlueSkies. The photos never cease to amuse.

Not much to offer so far.

Associated Press interview with Raj via Xposed. This story is EVERYWHERE. The most common headline for the piece is: Bow Tie-Wearer Tossed From 'Apprentice'

'Apprentice' Trump$ the rest with hot buys. Boston Herald

'Apprentice' finalist visits school. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Nick goes back to school.

and, her two friends. Are those, um, real??